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: I used Date Type for my date fields:: : ...: : DateOfBirth:TdateTime;: : ...: : BUT you have to write month/date/year or else an error message appears;: : How can i change it to date/month/year?: You can create your own date string parser, which gives you 3 integer variable. It's not that difficult. Then you can use EncodeDate() to fill the TDateTime variable with the integer values.

: : I used Date Type for my date fields:: : : : ...: : : : DateOfBirth:TdateTime;: : : : ...: : : : BUT you have to write month/date/year or else an error message appears;: : : : How can i change it to date/month/year?: : : You can create your own date string parser, which gives you 3 integer variable. It's not that difficult. Then you can use EncodeDate() to fill the TDateTime variable with the integer values.:

: : : I used Date Type for my date fields:: : : : : : ...: : : : : : DateOfBirth:TdateTime;: : : : : : ...: : : : : : BUT you have to write month/date/year or else an error message appears;: : : : : : How can i change it to date/month/year?: : : : : You can create your own date string parser, which gives you 3 integer variable. It's not that difficult. Then you can use EncodeDate() to fill the TDateTime variable with the integer values.: : : : Can you tell me exactly how to do it. I have no idea: : If each of the number is always 2 digits long then this code should work:[code] Day := StrToInt(DateStr[1]+DateStr[2]); Month := StrToInt(DateStr[4]+DateStr[5]); Year := StrToInt(DateStr[7]+DateStr[8]); Date := EncodeDate(Year, Month, Day);[/code]If there is variation in the formatting (like 4 digits per year, or 1 per day/month) then you'll need to design a better parser.

: : : : I used Date Type for my date fields:: : : : : : : : ...: : : : : : : : DateOfBirth:TdateTime;: : : : : : : : ...: : : : : : : : BUT you have to write month/date/year or else an error message appears;: : : : : : : : How can i change it to date/month/year?: : : : : : : You can create your own date string parser, which gives you 3 integer variable. It's not that difficult. Then you can use EncodeDate() to fill the TDateTime variable with the integer values.: : : : : : : Can you tell me exactly how to do it. I have no idea: : : : : If each of the number is always 2 digits long then this code should work:: [code]: Day := StrToInt(DateStr[1]+DateStr[2]);: Month := StrToInt(DateStr[4]+DateStr[5]);: Year := StrToInt(DateStr[7]+DateStr[8]);: Date := EncodeDate(Year, Month, Day);: [/code]: If there is variation in the formatting (like 4 digits per year, or 1 per day/month) then you'll need to design a better parser.: where would i insert that code. parser is a completely new word for me

: : : : : I used Date Type for my date fields:: : : : : : : : : : ...: : : : : : : : : : DateOfBirth:TdateTime;: : : : : : : : : : ...: : : : : : : : : : BUT you have to write month/date/year or else an error message appears;: : : : : : : : : : How can i change it to date/month/year?: : : : : : : : : You can create your own date string parser, which gives you 3 integer variable. It's not that difficult. Then you can use EncodeDate() to fill the TDateTime variable with the integer values.: : : : : : : : : : Can you tell me exactly how to do it. I have no idea: : : : : : : : If each of the number is always 2 digits long then this code should work:: : [code]: : Day := StrToInt(DateStr[1]+DateStr[2]);: : Month := StrToInt(DateStr[4]+DateStr[5]);: : Year := StrToInt(DateStr[7]+DateStr[8]);: : Date := EncodeDate(Year, Month, Day);: : [/code]: : If there is variation in the formatting (like 4 digits per year, or 1 per day/month) then you'll need to design a better parser.: : : where would i insert that code. parser is a completely new word for me: A parser is a code or an object, which reads some data and can determine what it says. In this case the code I gave you here is a very simple parser which reads the variable DateStr and can convert it into an actual date in the memory.The Delphi compiler uses a parser object to read your source code and make sense of it, so that the compiler can change it into binary code.

: : : : : : I used Date Type for my date fields:: : : : : : : : : : : : ...: : : : : : : : : : : : DateOfBirth:TdateTime;: : : : : : : : : : : : ...: : : : : : : : : : : : BUT you have to write month/date/year or else an error message appears;: : : : : : : : : : : : How can i change it to date/month/year?: : : : : : : : : : : You can create your own date string parser, which gives you 3 integer variable. It's not that difficult. Then you can use EncodeDate() to fill the TDateTime variable with the integer values.: : : : : : : : : : : : : Can you tell me exactly how to do it. I have no idea: : : : : : : : : : : If each of the number is always 2 digits long then this code should work:: : : [code]: : : Day := StrToInt(DateStr[1]+DateStr[2]);: : : Month := StrToInt(DateStr[4]+DateStr[5]);: : : Year := StrToInt(DateStr[7]+DateStr[8]);: : : Date := EncodeDate(Year, Month, Day);: : : [/code]: : : If there is variation in the formatting (like 4 digits per year, or 1 per day/month) then you'll need to design a better parser.: : : : : where would i insert that code. parser is a completely new word for me: : : A parser is a code or an object, which reads some data and can determine what it says. In this case the code I gave you here is a very simple parser which reads the variable DateStr and can convert it into an actual date in the memory.: The Delphi compiler uses a parser object to read your source code and make sense of it, so that the compiler can change it into binary code.: there is actally a built in functon that i found.